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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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